VDB-197448 · CVE-2022-20679 · GCVE-0-2022-20679

Cisco IOS XE IPSec Decryption denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component IPSec Decryption Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-20679. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE (Router Operating System) (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component IPSec Decryption Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2022 as cisco-sa-qfp-ipsec-GQmqvtqV. The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-20679 since 11/02/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Cisco

Name

IOS XE

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (Cisco Systems, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

11/02/2021 🔍
04/15/2022 +163 days 🔍
04/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/20/2022 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-qfp-ipsec-GQmqvtqV
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-20679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-197448
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2022 18:45
Updated: 04/20/2022 17:48
Changes: 04/15/2022 18:45 (39), 04/20/2022 17:40 (1), 04/20/2022 17:48 (12)
Complete: 🔍
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